heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
conviction; belief; confidence
how; in what way; how about; questionable
(one's) current position; current location; present position
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other
to complain; to make a complaint
to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside; to allocate
chain; series; connection; linkage
direct descent; direct line
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
doing as one is told; yes-man
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
to be dead; to be lifeless
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)